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22 Cards in this Set
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'cognizant
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aware, knowledgeable, informed (adj.)
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deign
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to think it appropriate or suitable to one's dignity to do something; to condescend (v.)
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con'trite
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regretful for some misdeed or sin; plagued by a sense of guild; thoroughly penitent (adj.)
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ab'struse
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extremely difficult to understand (adj.)
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ca'nard
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a false rumor, fabricated story (n.)
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'decorous
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well behaved, dignified, socially proper (adj.)
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'efficacy
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the power to produce a desired result (n.)
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'cynosure
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the center of attraction, attention, or interest; something that serves to guide or direct (n.)
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a'ffront
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an open or intentional insult; a slight; (n.) to insult to one's face; to face in defiance, confront (v.)
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'desiccated
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thoroughly dried out; divested of spirit or vitality; arid and uninteresting (adj.)
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'captious
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excessively ready to find fault; given to petty criticism; intended to trap, confuse, or show up (adj.)
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machi'nation
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a crafty, scheming, or underhanded action designed to accomplish some (usually evil) end (n.)
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pre'empt
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to seize upon to the exclusion of others, take over or appropriate; to be presented in a place of, displace (v.)
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fa'cade
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the front or face of a building; a surface appearance (as opposed to what may lie behind) (n.)
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e'thereal
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light, airy, delicate; highly refined; suggesting what is heavenly (rather than earthbound) (adj.)
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'putative
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generally regarded as such; reputed; hypothesized, inferred (adj.)
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o'pprobrium
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disgrace arising from shameful conduct, infamy; contempt, reproach (n.)
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sim'plistic
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highly oversimplified, simpleminded (adj.)
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'mesmerize
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to hypnotize; to fascinate, enthrall (v.)
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en'gender
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to bring into existence, give rise to, produce; to come into existence, assume form (v.)
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'ghoulish
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revolting in an unnatural or morbid way; suggestive of someone who robs graves or otherwise preys on the dead (adj.)
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in'congruous
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not in keeping, unsuitable, incompatible (adj.)
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